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Minerals

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Olivia, Nora, and Michael are on a field trip to a geology museum. They come across a diamond exhibit and learn that diamond has a hardness of ___ on Mohs Hardness Scale. Can you help them remember this fact?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

8

d)

10

2.
How do you test the hardness of a mineral? 
a)
Throw it against a wall
b)
Step on it
c)
Scratch Test
d)
Kick it until it breaks
3.
What mineral is used for pencils?
a)
Graphite
b)
Galena
c)
Magnetite
d)
Quartz
4.
What mineral is the softest mineral on Moh's Hardness Scale and the main ingredient in baby powder?
a)
feldspar
b)
talc
c)
gypsum
d)
kaolinite
5.

David, Abigail, and Grace were doing a science experiment. They came across a mineral that smelled like rotten eggs. Which mineral were they likely handling?

a)

talc

b)

sulfer

c)

mica

d)

pyrite

6.
A mineral's resistance to being scratched is called?
a)
streak
b)
luster
c)
hardness
d)
heft
7.

When we tested minerals in class, we used a nail, a penny, and our fingernail to test the ___________________ of the mineral

a)

streak

b)

hardness

8.

The _______________________ of a mineral can be metallic or nonmetallic.

a)

luster

b)

color

9.

When testing the ________________________of a mineral, we can use the white or black plate and look at the color of the powder the mineral left behind.

a)

hardness

b)

streak

10.

The scale that measures the hardness of a mineral

a)

Linear scale

b)

bathroom scale

c)

Moh's scale

11.

Mason and Arjun were on a field trip to a mine. They found a shiny mineral and Mason thought it was gold. But Arjun, who had studied minerals, told him it was actually known as "fools gold". What is the actual name of this mineral?

a)

graphite

b)

quartz

c)

galena

d)

pyrite

12.
How effective is the physical property of color in identifying a mineral? 
a)
Very effective.  You can immediately identify it based only on the color. 
b)
It doesn't make a difference.  Every mineral can be any color.  
c)
It is one property and may not be used alone to identify a mineral. 
d)
Color isn't a physical property. 
13.
Using this scale, which mineral can scratch fluorite?
a)
Talc 
b)
Gypsum 
c)
Apatite 
d)
Calcite 
14.

Grace, Abigail, and Sammy are in a science class. They found a fluorite mineral and have a penny. They are curious to know if the penny can scratch the fluorite. What do you think?

a)

Yes 

b)

No 

15.
Which of these minerals is softer than glass?
a)
Topaz 
b)
Corundum 
c)
Calcite 
d)
Orthoclase